Hamas given until week's end to accept disarmament proposal - sources

Key Points:

• The Gaza Board of Peace has given Hamas a deadline until the end of the week to accept a US-backed disarmament proposal as part of a plan to manage postwar reconstruction in Gaza, with minor amendments allowed but fundamental changes rejected.
• The proposal involves an eight-month phased process where Hamas would surrender its weapons, including destroying its tunnel network, with security control transitioning to a Palestinian technocratic committee and Israeli forces eventually withdrawing completely.
• Hamas has not outright rejected the plan but criticized Israel's failure to fully implement the first phase, citing limited operation of the Rafah Crossing, reduced aid deliveries, and Israeli strikes inside Gaza, while Israel maintains its actions target ceasefire violations.
• Middle East mediators Egypt, Qatar, and Turkey are pressing Hamas to accept the plan, but skepticism remains about Hamas’s willingness to agree without major caveats and concerns that Israel may not comply with further withdrawals during an Israeli election year.
• Reconstruction of Gaza is contingent on Hamas disarming, with the Board of Peace warning of consequences if the group refuses to cooperate; a follow-up meeting between the Board’s envoy and Hamas officials is scheduled for Tuesday.